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Trying to determine the year of this Black Beauty hatchet, from what I can tell the Black Beauty series was introduced around 1956.
The 1960 catalog sheets in Platt's book shows the B.B. hatchet, however the handle has what is referred to as a "form fitting grip" with a flat end and a forward angle as shown in the last picture below.
The one I have pictured has the pommel which I see on older Western hatchets. The only marking is " WESTERN BOULDER, COLO., U.S.A. " on one side, there are no other markings on the hatchet.
Thanks in advance for any information.

Hope you get a answer. I have the same question

kennedy knives wrote: ↑Thu Feb 16, 2023 10:11 pm Hope you get a answer. I have the same question

Somehow, I managed to miss this thread. The hatchet shown here was made between late 1967, when model numbers started being put onto the guards of Western products as new runs were made, and 1973, when "BOULDER, COLO. U.S.A." was changed to just "U.S.A.".

For the OP, look on your "guard". I bet "F10" is stamped there. From 1955 to 1967, model numbers were stamped on the pile side ricasso.